Table 2.
Cases with postoperative complications after thoracolumbar fusion for exceeding three levels
| Cases | Age | Sex | Pathology | Proximal fusion Levels | Distal fusion levels | Level fused | Number of segments with TLIF | Complications | Revision surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 | 74 | F | DS | L2 | S1 | 4 | 4 (L2/3/4/5/S1) | Breakage of S1 screws | Pelvic fixation with SAI screws |
| Case 2 | 68 | M | DS | L2 | S1 | 4 | 4 (L2/3/4/5/S1) | Loosening of L2 Screws | Proximal extension up to Th10 and pelvic fixation |
| Case 3 | 57 | M | DS | Th12 | S1 | 6 | 3 (L2/3, L4/5/S1) | Loosening of S1 Screws | Pelvic fixation with SAI screws |
| Case 4 | 80 | F | DK with spondylolisthesis | Th12 | L5 | 6 | 3 (L1/2, 3/4/5) | Compression fracture of Th12 Body | (–) |
| Case 5 | 76 | M | DK with spondylolisthesis | L2 | S1 | 4 | 3 (L3/4/5/S1) | Loosening of L2 Screws | (–) |
| Case 6 | 73 | F | DS | L1 | L5 | 4 | 1 (L3/4) | Compression fracture of L1 Body | (–) |
| Case 7 | 72 | M | DK with spondylolisthesis | L2 | L5 | 3 | 3 (L2/3/4/5) | Loosening of L2 Screws | Proximal extension up to Th12 |
DK: degenerative kyphosis, DS: degenerative scoliosis, SAI: sacral alar-iliac, TLIF: transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.